butterfly
08-05-2012, 11:41 AM
I've cared for this particular 18mth old since she was 9mths. She's always been whingy and her parents have always known this but she really is staring to worry me now.
Basically she arrives at 9am and by 9.30 is screaming 'bed' at me and whinging by the stair gate. If I take her up to bed she screams for about 20 mins and then goes to sleep for about 2 hours waking around lunchtime. At this point I try and give her lunch but she won't eat ANYTHING! I've talked about this with her parents but they don't seem overly concerned saying things like 'oh you are a monkey' and admitting that at home she'll only eat cake and crisps :eek:
She will literally throw her food on the floor or push away the plate and keep saying 'out' wanting to et out of the highchair. I make her wait until we've all finished by which time she's screaming and shouting 'bed' again. She is actually tired not just putting it on as she's having difficulty holding up her head and is rubbing her eyes.
She'll then go back to bed for another 2 hours waking just in time for about 20 mins play before we do the school run. During this 20 mins and throughout the school run's she's perfectly happy and then dad comes to collect. So in a 7 hour day with me I would estmate that she's actually happy for 1 hour max :(
She will drink milk (she has aptimal follow on) but will only have it from a bottle not a cup or beaker. The last two weeks I've tried giving her the milk in a beaker and holding fast during her whinges but in the end I feel bad because that's the only nutrition she has all day!
Her nappies still resemble baby nappies always dirty (yellowy and runny) because her basic diet is still milk!
I don't know what to do. I feel like i'm not doing enough for her but i can't think what else to try. I've tried all sorts of food (finger food and off a spoon, hot and cold) nothing works!
I think she's sleeping so much because she doesn't have any energy.
I tried talking to her parents but they know exactly what she's like and don't seem to know what to do either. Her mum's a nurse and does understand about nutrition etc.
What would you guys do?
Basically she arrives at 9am and by 9.30 is screaming 'bed' at me and whinging by the stair gate. If I take her up to bed she screams for about 20 mins and then goes to sleep for about 2 hours waking around lunchtime. At this point I try and give her lunch but she won't eat ANYTHING! I've talked about this with her parents but they don't seem overly concerned saying things like 'oh you are a monkey' and admitting that at home she'll only eat cake and crisps :eek:
She will literally throw her food on the floor or push away the plate and keep saying 'out' wanting to et out of the highchair. I make her wait until we've all finished by which time she's screaming and shouting 'bed' again. She is actually tired not just putting it on as she's having difficulty holding up her head and is rubbing her eyes.
She'll then go back to bed for another 2 hours waking just in time for about 20 mins play before we do the school run. During this 20 mins and throughout the school run's she's perfectly happy and then dad comes to collect. So in a 7 hour day with me I would estmate that she's actually happy for 1 hour max :(
She will drink milk (she has aptimal follow on) but will only have it from a bottle not a cup or beaker. The last two weeks I've tried giving her the milk in a beaker and holding fast during her whinges but in the end I feel bad because that's the only nutrition she has all day!
Her nappies still resemble baby nappies always dirty (yellowy and runny) because her basic diet is still milk!
I don't know what to do. I feel like i'm not doing enough for her but i can't think what else to try. I've tried all sorts of food (finger food and off a spoon, hot and cold) nothing works!
I think she's sleeping so much because she doesn't have any energy.
I tried talking to her parents but they know exactly what she's like and don't seem to know what to do either. Her mum's a nurse and does understand about nutrition etc.
What would you guys do?